World’s first flip phone running on Android 2.3

Japanese Softbank Mobile announced new Android 2.3 running «Hello Kitty» style smartphone. He model name is SoftBank 007SH KT and it’s manufactured by Sharp. The handset can rotate 180 degrees, which gives the owners more freedom in use.

The device has very impressive specs: a 3.4-inch display (854x480), 0.7 inch OLED sub-display, 16.1MP camera, microSD memory cards up to 32GB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. It also has a system of warnings about earthquakes.

The SoftBank 007SH KT is being marketed as the world’s first flip phone running on Android (2.3). The price is still unknown.